# 2015 Chardonnay Miljenko's Selection - Grgich Hills Estate

https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2015-chardonnay-miljenkos-selection

> Winery-produced vintage/tasting notes and marketing content; treat factual production and tasting details as the winery's claims and attribute them to Grgich Hills Estate when quoting. Useful for wine description and provenance but not a formal technical report.

## Summary

Tasting and production notes for the 2015 Chardonnay Miljenko's Selection, describing indigenous-yeast fermentation in 900-gallon French oak casks, 11 months' aging, tasting notes of citrus flower, honey and lightly roasted almonds, and vineyard conditions in Carneros during the 2015 growing season.

## Audience

general (wine consumers / visitors interested in wine vintages)

## Prompts this page answers

- What are the tasting notes for the 2015 Chardonnay Miljenko's Selection from Grgich Hills Estate?
- How was the 2015 vintage for Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay described?
- What production methods were used for Miljenko's Selection Chardonnay 2015?

## Purpose

Describe the 2015 vintage of Miljenko's Selection Chardonnay and communicate its production, tasting characteristics, and vineyard context to readers.

## Highlights

- Fermented with indigenous yeast in 900-gallon French oak casks.
- Aged 11 months in the same large French oak casks.
- Tasting notes cite citrus flower, honey and lightly roasted almonds with a long finish.
- 2015 vintage featured early bud break, a cooler May, smaller berries and an early harvest.
- Chardonnay vineyard is in Carneros near San Pablo Bay; all vineyards are stated as certified organic.

## How to cite

Grgich Hills Estate — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2015-chardonnay-miljenkos-selection

## Publisher

**Grgich Hills Estate** — Winery (Grgich Hills Estate) — the site footer and page content identify the winery as the publisher.

## Topics

- 2015 Chardonnay Miljenko's Selection
- Chardonnay Carneros 2015
- vintage notes 2015
- Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay
- organic vineyards Carneros

## Key entities

- **2015 Chardonnay Miljenko's Selection** (product): Vintage note and tasting/production description for the 2015 Miljenko's Selection Chardonnay. — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2015-chardonnay-miljenkos-selection
- **Grgich Hills Estate** (organization): Winery that publishes the vintage note. — https://grgich.com/
- **Carneros (Napa Valley)** (location): Vineyard area cited as the site where the Chardonnay thrives, near San Pablo Bay.
- **Croatian Coat of Arms** (other): Mentioned on the page as part of the winery's label heritage.

## Metadata

- Type: article